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ATTCRNEY WIT N ESS L/Qcvuw@ Patented June l, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT l-iFlCEe DANIEL M. PIPER, OF SULLIVAN, ILLNOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO HOMER C. SHIREY, OF SULLIVAN, ILLNOIS.

BROOIVI.

Application led April 10, 1925.

This invention relates to improvements in brooms and has tor an object the provision of novel means 'for removably attaching a handlel to the head ot a broom, so that the head may be renewed when desired.

Another object of the invention is the provision oit means lor housing or enclosing the handle attaching means and thus add to the strength and appearance ot the broom.

W ith the above and other objects in view, the invention further includes the following novel 'features and details of construction, to be hereinafter more fully described, illus trated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is an elevation of a portion of a broom constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 2 2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary elevation showing the means for attaching the handle.

Relier-ring to the drawings in detail wherein like characters ol' reference denote corresponding parts, the broom head which is indicated at 10 has removably attached thereto a handle 11. rllhis handle may be in the form of the usual wooden handle, or ot any other type.

rlhe handle 11 may be removably secured to the broom head and for this purpose the latter' has extending therefrom a cere 1li `which is embedded within the head and which extends outwardly for a short distance. rEhe broom fibers are secured around the core by suitable binding 15 and are conined by means of a band 16. rlhis band is longitudinally corrugated as shown at 17 with the corrugations biting into the broom fibers so as to securely hold them in place. These corrugat-ions iurther provide reinforcement for the band 16 which is relati\'fely wide and may be made ot thin sheet metal. The edges oi' the band are preferably rolled or reinforced as indicated at 18.

Secured to the extended end of the core la by suitable securing means such as is indicated at 19 is a tubular member 2U. the said member extending beyond the end o'l' the core and providing` a socket for the re- Serial No. 22,160.

ception of the movable handle, The handle is detachably secured within the socket by means of screws or equivalent fastening de-v vices 21.

lurroundingy the tubular member 20 and extending over the upper portion el the broom head Ais an apron rhis apron is provided at one end with a relatively thick linrufled portion 23 and has a threaded engagement with the adjacent end ot the tubular member as indicated at 2l. The apron is flared towards its opposite end so as to engage over the binding means l5 oli the broom head and as this apron encloses the tubular member and the fastening devices 21, it, in addition to providing` a linish for the broom acts to reinforce the joint between the handle and broom head and serves to prevent accidental removal of the 'Fastening devices 2l.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its torni, proportions and minor details of construction and the right is heroin reserved to malte such changes as properly tall Within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention what is claimed is 1. ln a broom, the combination with a head having a core extending therefrom, a tubular member extending from and securet; to the core, means for securing one end of a handle within the tubular member, an apron removably positioned over the tubular member and upper portion of the head and enclosing the handle securing means and means to hold the apron in position.

2. In a broom, the combination with a head having a core extending therefrom, a tubular member secured to and extending from the core to define a socket, a handle having one end positioned within the socket, fastening devices extending through the tubular member into trie handle to removably hold the device in place, and an apron extending around the tubular member over the fastening devices to prevent accidental removal oit the latter, said apron having one ot its ends threadedly engaging the adjacent end of the tubular member and providing a removable reinforcing housinfr.

ln testimony whereof I allix my signature.

DANlEL M. PIFER. 

